74th Annual Scripps Howard National Spelling Bee
May 29 through May 31, 2001
Summary of Round 9
Summary of Round 9
| No. | Speller | Sponsor | Word | Spelling Given | Error |
| 40. | Hessenauer, Michael |
The Columbus Dispatch (Columbus, Ohio) | cancelli | cancellae | E |
| 103. | Hawkins, Kristin |
Loudoun Times-Mirror (Leesburg, Virginia) | gallinule | gallinule | |
| 158. | Rosenthal, Zachary |
The Orlando Sentinel (Orlando, Florida) | hecatomb | hechytom | E |
| 171. | Pollock, Henry |
The News-Gazette (Champaign, Illinois) | lumbriciform | lumbrisciform | E |
| 189. | Nyenhuis-Rouch, Joy |
Journal and Courier (Lafayette, Indiana) | alkyd | alkid | E |
| 238. | Conley, Sean |
Aitkin Independent Age (Aitkin, Minnesota) | pilchard | pilchard |
